Freshman Launch Year (FLY) program at Tongji University - China, Transfer to Bachelor of Science in Technological Systems Management (STEM) at Stony Brook University Stony Brook University, USA

Freshman Launch Year (FLY)

Stony Brook University prides itself on delivering a world class education and fostering global opportunities for its students. The Freshman Launch Year (FLY) program is a unique experience that allows newly admitted Stony Brook students to begin their academic journey abroad from their very first semester. Through FLY, students can choose to explore the vibrant city of Shanghai, engage with the tech hub of Seoul, or immerse themselves in Renaissance culture in Florence. Participants earn Stony Brook credit and make degree progress before ever setting foot on campus in New York!

FLY Highlights

• Premapped courses allow students from a variety of majors to feel secure in selecting the best classes to suit their academic goals. All courses earn SBU credit and count toward degree progress.
• On-site SBU program staff are available to help guide and support students in a uniquely Stony Brook experience.
• Students will be engaged throughout their program in various social and cultural activities to help broaden their experience and make friends and connections that will last a lifetime.

Transfer to: Bachelor of Science in Technological Systems Management (STEM)

The Department of Technology and Society offers the major in Technological Systems Management leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. The program integrates a foundation in the natural sciences, engineering, applied sciences, or environmental studies with applications in technology systems, assess­ment, and management. The Depart­ment also offers a minor in Technological Systems Management.

The major prepares students for careers in government, industry, or education in positions such as manager of computer network systems, manager of information systems, quality control specialist, systems or environmental analyst, technical sales representative, or technology trainer/educator-in short, all professions and business ventures that are dependent on technological applications and implementation and in which project management is key to success. Students are also prepared for advanced study in areas such as business, law, education, policy analysis, and industrial or environmental management.

The Department's focus is on technological advances that shape every facet of modern life. Students develop understanding of the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of current and emerging technologies. Successful practices in government, industry, education, and personal life depend on such understanding. The Department applies engineering concepts that underlie technological change and that form the bridge from engineering to other disciplines. In this multidisciplinary approach, the Depart­ment provides one of the vehicles by which Stony Brook interacts with other universities and colleges, pre-college institutions, professional schools, govern­ment, and industry. Effective management of modern technologies requires use of tools from many domains: science and engineering, information technologies, economics, legal and regulatory practice, psychology and sociology, design and assessment.